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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Ex-Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi dies at 86

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) is pictured shaking hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi during the Group of Eight summit in Genova, Italy, in July, 2001. Berlusconi, who was also a billionaire media mogul, died on June 12, 2023, aged 86.

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Japan, German police discuss security for G-8 summit in Hokkaido

TOKYO, Japan - Jorg Ziercke (L), president of Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office, shakes hands with Japan's National Police Agency head Iwao Uruma (R) at the agency in Tokyo on Aug. 13. Ziercke paid a courtesy call on Uruma after senior officials of the German police office and their Japanese counterparts discussed security measures for the Group of Eight summit to be held in July next year at the Lake Toya hot-spa resort area in Hokkaido.

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G-7 summit in The Hague

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - (From L) U.S. President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend an urgent summit of the Group of Seven major nations in The Hague, the Netherlands, on March 24, 2014. The G-7 leaders agreed to sit out the Group of Eight summit planned in Sochi, Russia, in June in protest at Russia's annexation of Crimea. (Pool photo)

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G-7 summit in The Hague

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters after attending an urgent summit of the Group of Seven major nations in The Hague, the Netherlands, on March 24, 2014. The G-7 leaders agreed to sit out the Group of Eight summit planned in Sochi, Russia, in June in protest at Russia's annexation of Crimea. (Pool photo)

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G-7 summit in The Hague

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attend an urgent summit of the Group of Seven major nations in The Hague, the Netherlands, on March 24, 2014. The G-7 leaders agreed to sit out the Group of Eight summit planned in Sochi, Russia, in June in protest at Russia's annexation of Crimea. (Pool photo)

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G-7 summit in The Hague

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Leaders of the Group of Seven major nations hold an urgent meeting in The Hague, the Netherlands, on March 24, 2014. The G-7 leaders agreed to sit out the Group of Eight summit planned in Sochi, Russia, in June in protest at Russia's annexation of Crimea. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM in London

LONDON, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech on his fiscal policy at the Guildhall in the City of London financial district on June 19, 2013, after attending the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland.

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Japan PM in London

LONDON, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech on his fiscal policy in the City of London financial district on June 19, 2013, after attending the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland.

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Japan PM in London

LONDON, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech on his fiscal policy in the City of London financial district on June 19, 2013, after attending the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

BELFAST, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a news conference in Belfast on June 18, 2013, after the closing of the Group of Eight nations summit at the Lough Erne golf resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

BELFAST, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers a reporter's question at a news conference in Belfast on June 18, 2013, after the closing of the Group of Eight nations summit at the Lough Erne golf resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a photo session of the Group of Eight nations summit at the Lough Erne golf resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland on June 18, 2013.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - British Prime Minister David Cameron holds a press conference in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013, after the closing of the Group of Eight nations summit at the Lough Erne golf resort near Enniskillen.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, British Prime Minister David Cameron, U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande head to a photo session of a Group of Eight industrialized nations summit near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister David Cameron and U.S. President Barack Obama attend a photo session of a Group of Eight industrialized nations summit near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron, U.S. President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta head to a photo session of a Group of Eight industrialized nations summit near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - (From L) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister David Cameron, U.S. President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy attend a photo session of a Group of Eight industrialized nations summit near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations hold talks at a summit near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

BELFAST, United Kingdom - Demonstrators march in Belfast on June 15, 2013, in protest against a summit of the Group of Eight nations to be held in Northern Ireland from June 17.

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold talks in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo)

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G-8 summit

BELFAST, United Kingdom - A woman lays flowers before monuments bearing the number of victims of Syria's civil war in a campaign by international nongovernmental group Oxfam calling for the resolution of the conflict, in Belfast on June 17, 2013, the day a summit of the Group of Eight nations began in Northern Ireland.

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, prior to holding talks on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, while holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - (From L) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy pose for photos in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, after holding talks on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, while holding talks on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) holds talks with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (2nd from L) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold talks in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Russian President Vladimir Putin is pictured in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, while holding talks with U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel shake hands in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, prior to holding talks on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, prior to holding talks on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold talks in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold talks in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - U.S. President Barack Obama (front) waves with British Prime Minister David Cameron in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, after arriving at the venue of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) is escorted by British Prime Minister David Cameron in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, after arriving at the venue of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) is escorted by British Prime Minister David Cameron in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, after arriving at the venue of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) is greeted by British Prime Minister David Cameron in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, after arriving at the venue of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with British Prime Minister David Cameron in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, after arriving at the venue of a summit of the Group of Eight nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)